This story is from April 12, 2021

Maharashtra: Many of Nandurbar villages managed to stay Covid-free

A significant number of villages in Nandurbar district have not registered a single Covid-19 case since the beginning of the pandemic due to various measures taken by the residents.​
Maharashtra: Many of Nandurbar villages managed to stay Covid-free
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NASHIK: A significant number of villages in Nandurbar district have not registered a single Covid-19 case since the beginning of the pandemic due to various measures taken by the residents.
One of the measures is self-isolation — meaning the villagers put up a fence-like structure to prevent anyone from entering the villages.
“Out of the 180 villages in Shahada taluka of the district, 75 do not have any active Covid case as of now.
Also, five of these 75 villages have not seen a single patient till date. All these villagers have resorted to the practice of isolation by putting up barricades to prevent entry of visitors or outsiders,” said tehsildar of Shahada Milind Kulkarni.
The villages in Shahada taluka with no patients whatsoever (Covid or non-Covid) include Bahirpur, Biladi, New Asloda, Kalmad and Tidhare. Despite Shahada and Nandurbar being the most affected by Covid, these villages managed to keep the virus at bay.
“Similarly, 74 out of the remaining 105 villages have reported single-digit Covid cases. As instructed by district collector Rajendra Bharud and sub-divisional officer Chetan Girase, the gram rakshak dal (GRD) is doing its job of protecting the villagers,” the tehsildar said.
Akrani is another remote taluka in the district with 165 villages. Of the 165 villages, 152 have not reported a single Covid case till date, tehsildar of Akrani taluka Dnyaneshwar Sapkale said.
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